# Cannot add any matter devices, and thread settings give an error

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**Category:** Questions & Help\
**Tags:** matter, thread, homey-shs\
**Created:** [February 28, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cannot-add-any-matter-devices-and-thread-settings-give-an-error/151857 "2026-02-28T23:11:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 1, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/cannot-add-any-matter-devices-and-thread-settings-give-an-error/151857/13 "2026-03-01T23:57:55Z")

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> [@MiloshDirect](#):
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> Of course, then I’ll find out that SOMETHING is out of range and I’ll need to re-buy it haha.

For zigbee/zwave, it acts as an ordinary zigbee router, like zigbee/zwave lamps and switches do (almost all mains powered zigbee/zwave devices do). And zigbee lamps can go for less than €10,-

It does _ **not** _ do what some assume it would do: bridge zigbee/zwave signals over the local network.  
This functionality is reserved for 433MHz/Ble/IR.

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> [@MiloshDirect](#):
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> Now, if only there was a way to restore a backup of my SHS to a Pro…

You can export and import your flows at least, albeit one by one…  
[https://community.homey.app/t/web-app-alt-context-menu-export-import-flows/143013](https://community.homey.app/t/web-app-alt-context-menu-export-import-flows/143013)

When you use Better Logic variables, you can export and import them in bulk per JSON file.

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